Odisha

Bhubaneswar: An important meeting of newly-elected MLAs of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) will be held here on June 19. BJD President Naveen Patnaik will chair the Legislature Party meeting. At the meeting, which is scheduled be held at 4.30 pm on Wednesday, the BJD will select the leader and deputy leader of the Legislature [...]

Bhubaneswar: The newly elected MLAs to the 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly will take on oath on June 18 and June 19. Pro-tem Speaker Ranendra Pratap Swain will administer oath to the newly-elected legislators of the Assembly. The election for the Speaker will be held on June 20. Keeping in view of the oath-taking ceremony of [...]

Bhubaneswar: BJD President Naveen Patnaik has expressed his grief over the loss of lives in the Kanchanjungha Express-goods train collision in West Bengal. “Deeply saddened to know about the tragic loss of lives after Kanchanjungha Express met with an accident in West Bengal. My thoughts and prayers are with the bereaved families in this hour [...]

Nuapada: In a tragic incident, four persons died and two persons seriously injured when a car they were travelling hit a tractor near Lachhipur Chhack on the Khariar-Bhawanipatna Highway in Nuapada district early morning today. The four persons are identified as four friends Rushi, Subham, Banty and Debaraj. According to sources, the four persons were [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Sunday took stock of the arrangements for the annual Rath Yatra celebrations going to be held in July. The state Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan, State Chief Secretary Pradeep Kumar Jena, Director General of Police Arun Kumar Sarangi, and Director Intelligence, Saumendra Priyadarsi briefed CM Majhi about the [...]

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal President Naveen Patnaik has expressed his profound grief over the demise of former Odisha Governor Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare. In a condolence message, Naveen said that he was deeply anguished to learn about the sad demise of Mr. Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare, former Governor of Odisha (2007-2013). Murlidhar Chandrakant lived a full life [...]

Puri: Even though the four gates of Srimandir have been opened for the devotees, it seems to be a herculean task to manage the crowd inside the premises of the temple. The devotees are complaining of facing many problems inside the temple due to mismanagement of crowd. With the opening of four gates, the number [...]

Bhubaneswar: Four days after the formation of the first BJP government in Odisha, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday allocated portfolios to his Council of Ministers. Apart from his chief ministerial duties, CM Majhi will also be in charge of Home, Finance, General Administration & Public Grievance, Information & Public Relations, Water Resources, and [...]

Bhubaneswar: Former Odisha Governor Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare passed away. He was 95. Bhandare was appointed as Governor of Odisha in August 2007. He continued in the office till March 2013. As a veteran leader of Congress party, Bhandare was elected to Rajya Sabha for three terms. He had also practiced as Senior Advocate of Supreme [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday reviewed the law and order situation in the State. The Chief Minister chaired a high level meeting with senior police officers and urged them to listen to the grievances of the people. “The Chief Minister has instructed us to provide quality services and listen to the [...]